The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-12-06
CONGRESS C0NVENES.
THE FlFTlETH NATIONAL LEGISLATURE
COMMENCES ITS SESSION
Iad,c. ~ the Galleries Cay Dresses
aud peautifui ~ g, 4 joyous
and Peaceful scene.

MIR CARLISLE ELECTED SPEAKER OF
TIE HOUSE.
WAsHlNGroN. Dec. The senate
chamber wore fresh and tosteiu. al
nearance his morning. The floors
and gal cries were new J carpet 9d,and
the desk, glisleued with their coai OF
yarnlsh. The odor of which mingled
with thsl OF boquets and gorgeous
aoyer devices which epliyencd the
picture. the senat )rs bcg&u TO ar-
rive aud take their seats before II
O'Clock. Senators Stewart and lilscock
being the iirst comers. For an hour
before noon the lloor was Is busy
scene, the members of both parties,
their friends and officers of the senate
taking this occasion to exchange
greetings land compare notes
The chief topic OF conyerssl Oh
with the majority WAS
the prospect OF conflict over
the adm ssion Of certain q IN cratic
senstors elect. and 1t early b'came
known tha, the republicans in dc
fanu of any caucus plan of action
lad concluded to iollJW The .ad OF
their members of the committee on
priyjl,gc. aud e.ections. There
had been informal consultations
which. itwa understood, had reached
the conclusion to make no opposition
to the admission OF Turpic, of lnd;-
ana, but to object to the admission OF
Mr.. Faulknc OF West Virginia, on
the ground TIA, there were conflict
ing credeutla. from that state. The
genera opinion was that there would
be no dead llck, and that the usua
course of opening the proceedings
would not bo broken.
The pal )ries were early crowded
and to overnOwiug. Mrs. Cleveland
clad in costume OF dark Green and
accompauied by Mrs, Glider, Mrs.
kipgsford and sevral OTHER lady
friends occupied the seat, reserved
for the family of the pfc.idcut in one
nj inc urivatn uallerlo4. The dipl ,-
maiic ggllerv WAS ii led b> members
of the various legation 81. the front re II
being occupicd il, the Chinese minis
Ter Gis secretary and associates. The
a
OH bin ,atin and his compauions
were cld Il. richly though in more
subdued ctlors. lhe proceedings of
the day were opened with prayer bN
the cbaplaiu. Rev. J. G.. Butler. He
asked that inc Senators miphi be on
dowea with wisdom and : rcpoth II
meet honorable and irving rcsponsi-
biljiies of t,e dAy md all the duties
thtt oetnered around them. The
president OF the senate MIR. lnpoIls,
then ook the chair and called the
senate TO order. lie said he would
now place hetore the seuete he certit-
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